Camp Beyond is a 2-week program for ages 12-16 held in Taiwan during winter break that aims to build purpose, confidence, and character through goal setting, challenges, and cultural experiences. The program includes workshops on public speaking, decision making, and visiting sites like farms, villages, and beaches. Students stay in dorms and experience camping. The director and staff have extensive experience in education, camping, and cross-cultural programs.

1. A tour of individual empowerment
The Taiwan Experience
Session 1 ~ December 22 – January 4
Session 2 ~ January 18 -31
Jiacheng Community, Dashe District, Kahohsuing

2. What is Camp Beyond?
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.
Camp Beyond is a place where
students grow in
confidence
and
character
through understanding and
purpose of oneself.

3. The Basics
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.
WHO: Young adults ages 12-16.
WHAT: A unique and tailored combination of
education and adventure with expert and trained
facilitators.
WHEN: Several programs are scheduled
throughout the year.
WHERE: Summer sessions in the beautiful Pacific
Northwest and winter in warm and tropic paradise
of southern Taiwan.
WHY: Because we believe your child deserves
every opportunity to build their potential and our
curriculum has already shown amazing results in
our graduates.

4. Our Vision
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.
Our mission is to deliver students a unique, exceptional, and challenging
educational experience via a natural outdoor setting that combines purpose
and confidence to strengthen character, overall effectiveness, and spiritual
understanding.
Preparing students to successfully integrate, contribute, and transfer their learning -
both academically and socially - is at the heart of all we do.

5. Education Experience
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.
The building blocks for academic
success are:
1. Sense of PURPOSE created
through goal setting.
2. Sense of CONFIDENCE built by
facing challenges and overcoming
obstacles.
We chart a course for our students to
build the foundation that leads to a
successful future through repetition,
challenge and accomplishment.
Trained minds need great character
for a profitable future.

6. What Sets Us Apart?
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.
Safe
Sound Method
Quality Academics
Cultural Experiences
Access to U.S. Schools
Unparalleled Experience
Valuable Educational Investment
Competent & Experienced Leadership

7. Taiwan Highlights
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.
 14 day program.
 Around-the-island adventure.
 Daily challenges that build
confidence and character.
 English immersion course in
writing and speaking.
 Lifelong friendships formed
through a unique experience.
 Workshop to build teenage
decision making skills.
What better way to spend
your Winter Break …
than an exotic tropical
island?

8. A Day at Camp Beyond
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.
7:00 – 8:00 AM: Wake up and breakfast.
8:00 – 9:30 AM: Public speaking and creative writing workshop.
9:30 – 5:00: Daily activities might include:
 Visit a dairy farm to feed and milk cows and talk to a farmer.
 Visit aboriginal village, dine with and talk to a chief.
 River tracing a Taiwan stream into the mountains.
 Snorkeling and learning about marine wildlife of Taiwan.
 Hiking around picturesque Sandiman area.
 Other adventures and challenges.
5:30 – 6:30 PM: Free time.
6:30 – 7:30 PM: Dinner
7:30 – 9:00: The 6 Most Important Decision You’ll Ever Make Workshop
9:00 – 10:00 PM: Showers and lights out.

9. The 6 Decisions Workshop
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.
The 6 Most Important Decision You’ll Ever Make by Sean Covey is a book we
will discuss in the evenings. These lessons will give our daily activities
meaning and purpose and build decision making skills for our campers.
1. School. What are you going to do about your education?
2. Friends. What type of friends will you choose and what type of friend
will you be?
3. Parents. Are you going to get along with your parents?
4. Dating and Sex. Who will you date and what will you do about sex?
5. Addictions. What will you do about smoking, drinking, drugs, and
other addictive stuff (peer pressure in college.)
6. Self-worth. Will you choose to like yourself?

10. Building Blocks
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.
14 Days, 5 Cities, 4 Cultures, 2 Islands, 1 Goal

11. Where Will My Kid Stay?
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.
The unique experience will take place in
southern Taiwan. We work closely with
Morrison Academy (a private international
school).
Campers will:
 Stay in quality dormitories and youth
hostels.
 Experience a two day adventure living in a
tent outdoors.
 Be exposed to local cuisine and cultures such
as American, Taiwanese, Haka, and Taiwan
Aboriginal.

12. Camp Founder and Director
John is a successful entrepreneur and avid outdoorsman who speaks Chinese and has been
living and working in China for over 20 years. Having grown up in Washington’s Columbia
River Gorge, John developed a love for the outdoors at an early age. Since then John has
gone on to start several companies and become a pioneer in the burgeoning retail market in
China. He’s also dedicated himself to helping children develop through his involvement with
various organization. Aside from establishing Camp Beyond, John was the founder of Boy
Scouts troop 23, he’s acted as director at TYPA in Taiwan, and he founded the Sluggers
Baseball Program while living in Shanghai. John is also a father two fantastic children and
husband to the Camp Mother - Mei Lien.
Mei Lien is a native of Taiwan has lived and worked in both the East and the West. She is a
caring mother of two great children and wife to the director of Camp Beyond. She is soft
spoken, yet strong, and she is always there when you need her. Mei Lien is also an excellent
cook, an empathetic listener, and a comfort to all who she spends time with. She plays a vital
role in our camps as a loving and patient listener when campers are in need of a motherly
figure. Mei Lien is an experienced camp counselor and will certainly be the one to make sure
all campers and staff live up to their commitments. Camp Beyond is fortunate to have has as
our camp mother!
Camp Mother
Camp Staff

13. Camp Staff
Dave is currently working as a senior trainer and cross cultural expert at OrientalXpress.
He is also a teacher at Morrison Academy where he serves as Professional Learning
Coach training other teachers. With extensive experience in intercultural training and
cross cultural communication, he offers a unique background and life experience in that
he grew up in Taiwan and attended Chinese school. Mr. Freeman earned a degree from
Indiana University in finance before embarking on a successful career in the stock
market. He turned to education and training later in life and has now been working with
schools for over twelve years. Dave continues to delivered training to corporate
executives but now holds numerous advanced degrees in Education. He has also been
awarded numerous endorsements and certifications in the areas of cooperative teams,
outdoor education, cross cultural learning, and experiential education. Aside from many
years of running adventure camps and travel programs for private schools in the U.S.,
Dave also has extensive travel experience and has worked on various education projects
in the US, China, and Taiwan.
Nurse Freeman boast twenty years of experience as a practicing nurse. After beginning her
career at IU Health, Jennifer has worked as a nurse in four different states and received
training in eight different specialties. Nurse Freeman has traveled extensively around the
world and lead numerous student travel programs as the head School Nurse at Taipei
American School. She has four years of experience running camp programs for Taiwan
Adventure Camp and the prestigious TAS Summer Enhancement Program. She is the
mother of three children and the wife of Dave Freeman, Camp Beyonds Head Teacher in
Taiwan.
Head Councilor
Camp Nurse

14. Contact Info
Camp Beyond builds focused purpose and confidence through goal setting.
Please visit our website at
www.orientalxpress.com/camp-
beyond
Or find us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/CampBeyond
You can feel free to email our
director, John Stephenson, at
jstephenson.taiwan@gmail.com